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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “plaintext” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

29 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
plaintext186342(None) 
plaintexts1971341plaintexts
plainest10313612plain_est
faintest1139073_faintest
painted104214633p_ainte_d
painter93814563p_ainte_r
painters103013023p_ainters
paintiest11310563p_aintiest
plained103812233plain_e_d
plainer93811983plain_e_r
plainness1155183plainness
plaint85323203plain___t
plaintful1442183plaintful
plaintiff1742663plaintiff
plaintive1444623plaintive
plaints94012053plaint__s
plaister1068013plaiste_r
plaisters1137813plaisters
plaited103713893plai_te_d
plaiter93615393plai_te_r
plaiters103512633plai_ters
planet84228353pla_n_e_t
plangent1138803pla_ngent
planted103516123pla_nte_d
planter94017803pla_nte_r
planters102915323pla_nters
plantlet10310013pla_ntlet
quaintest1845343quaintest
slainte738543slainte__

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641297.11020905.9
3Display Results29290.0132230.8
 (SQL Overall)178691297.54623680.2
 
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